"Look at those snappers!"

On our Go Orlando Card, we got to go to Gatorland. They had all sorts of animals ranging from Iguanas, peacocks, turtles, possums, snakes, and especially alligators and crocodiles. It was a 110 acre wildlife preserve; so there were huge areas of swampy wetland with boardwalks running all through it. I kept thinking about those movies where there is something lurking in the water and as you walk along the planks, it is swimming just below, ready to pounce. "Lunch Time!" Hehehe, Good times! The entrance...Be careful or you might be next on the lunch menu.
This turtle is 100 years old and weighs 800 pounds. The said that most turtles sold at the pet store are these types of turtles and people don't know what they are getting themselves into. Can you just imagine, "Hester, our turtle, has been in our family for three generations."
While walking on the boardwalk, this is the view barely 3 feet below us. We were given hot dogs to feed them. When we threw the tasty morsals of hot dog in, the alligators would either sit there like, why are you even trying, or they would lung for it and fight with eachother.
"Quick! While I distract them, you go on the other side and snag 'em."
This was a baby alligator. They won't let you hold it on your own, but you can pretty much handle most of it. The top was really hard and spikey, while the bottom was very soft and smooth.

They had a show called Alligator Jumperoo. They have really huge alligators ranging from 8-12 feet that they would dangle whole chickens (they were ones like at the store) over them and the alligators would jump up 3-4 feet and grab them. It was pretty cool.

There was one alligator in his own cage called, The King, who plauged Olando. It kept catching and eating peoples dogs. The hunter who caught him, donated him to Gatorland. It was huge!! I couldn't put my arms fully around the fullest part of his body and he was at least 15 feet long.